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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A start, a gift and my giveaway~~~

Where did Christmas go to??? Blew right by and soon we will be writing 2012 on our checks...wow.

Honestly, the older I get, the faster time flys by...Mom always said it would, and she was right~

On the starts front...I FINALLY got in my CCN January Cottages chart....And, I promptly sat down and started it....Not to be different, but the DMC 598 was a little bit bright for me and since I hope to convert these charts to silks anyway, I took this opportunity to select a more toned down shade of a tealish turquoise as my main color... Once I am done, I will list my conversion....right now its a "selection in progress" ....

40 ct Exemplar Lakeside

Stitching these individually....﻿

Next, I would love to show off a darling gift I just received in the mail....From dear Tricia of Hillcrest Home Prims... She loved my little pin pillow I had sent her and sent me a thank you with this prim plain mitten enclosed....It is adorable Tricia and I will proudly display it with my winter prims collection....

AND, I want everyone to know that in January I will be hosting a giveaway!!!I should have had a 600 follower giveaway....And, with the holidays, I put it off...So, soon I will be announcing a giveaway...Will more than likely be a handmade goodie rather than stash...So....stay tuned~~***********

Well, it is a super rainy day here in the Carolinas....Lots to do this week as school will be resuming next week....This is the time of the year when you ask yourself, why did I put up so many decorations???!

The house has emptied out....both the boys had to head back out to their places...House is kinda quiet..I will end things here with a funny pic of poor Julius (Adam's dog..) in what I think is an X-Box coma.....I'll let you decide!!!

Faye ... What a cute mitten, & I love the color you chose for the Cottages! Yep, our mothers were right with that time flying by comment of theirs : ) It's been a super rainy day here in central Kentucky too. I wish it were snow! Blessings, Shirlee

Happy New Year Faye!! As usual, I am loving your finishes!! Please let me know about the pattern for the pouches...never too soon to think about next Christmas! I look forward to seeing your giveaway treat! Blessings!!

A giveaway would be a great way to start the New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family. My boys have all returned home now and I find the house a little too quiet! Wishing you a very Happy New Year.

I have been following along and was wondering which fabric you are using for your cottage and whether the pattern is in the Just Cross Stitch magazine, which I just began receiving three months ago. If so, which issue?

How do you decide on the fabric choice and which threads to use? I have been blindly following the kits I have bought over the last 25 or 30 years and, now that I have found your site, I realize that I don't have to follow a kit anymore! Wow, what a concept! Not sure what to do with that kind of freedom.

Feel free to email me with answers if you don't want to post them up - CNewton724@gmail.com.

I was really hopeful about going to the Gathering of Embroiderers in Williamsburg in February, but my best friend's breast cancer has spread all over her lungs and now it looks like I will be unable to attend. I am sad about this for so many reasons, because I was so looking forward to meeting some other stitchers. I think one of your readers, Robin(?), had emailed me to tell me about it.

Hi Faye !!!What a cute mitten !!!!!!!!I love it !!!!!!!!!I plan to do some for ... next Christmas !!!LOL !!!!I also love the CCN pattern !!!The dog seems happy listening to music ... who was he listening to ???LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BlessingsNat

Love the picture of the pup! He seems quite comfortable. I like Charlene above, think that less is more with the decorating. Seems that by the time I get all of it up, it's time to take it back down again!!

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I have been stitching for years and still love it! I also enjoy going to the beach, teaching children, and spending quality time with my two boys. I also have a sweet beagle who is the queen of the house!